DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

.BY TELEQRAPH—riiJt ri'.ESa ASSOCIATION. t.JOIt.KO BY BLENHEIM, .Inn. 12. Alexander Palmer fiord, .57. married, was fatally gored liy a hull to-day. Ho was fearfully mutilated. THEFT OF GOODS. TIMARU, .fan. 12. .At the .Magistrate’s Court, Albert Fitzsimmons, ail employee of the Farmers’ Co-operative Association, was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for a series of thefts extending over two months, from the Association's premises. SEA SCOUTS’ ADVENTURE. AUCKLAND, January ill Scouts cruising in a sailing boat on Sunday afternoon found themselves in danger ol collision with a

ferry steamer and so all jumped overhoard. Their boat shot ahead, just glazing the steamer. They were in the water thirteen minutes before being picked up by the steamer’s crew. One of the younger scouts was nearly exhausted. but the others were not seriously distressed. PORT OF AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. January 9. The shipping at Auckland last year Was easily a record for the port. The returns demonstrate a great expansion of provincial trade and production. There was a remarkable increase in the number of vessels trading in Auckland

Waters, the arrivals totalling 92(50, as against a total of 18-17 in 1023. This ums an increase of 1-113 vessels. The departures numbered 1)211 vessels, ns compared with 7709 in the previous year, an increase of 1442. On a tonnage basis the shipping increase aggregated over half a million tons. The net tonnage of inward shipping totalled 2.553.722 tons as against 2,219,mw in 1923. this being a gain of 931,107 lons, while the tonnage of the outward shipping amounted to 2,01 9,080, as compared 'with-2,194.080 in 1923. an increase of 321,409 ions. Together, these gains give an aggregate increase ol CSo.oOi tons.

BANKING. DKCFM IIF.II QUARTER AVERAGES. WELLINGTON. January ML The quarterly return of the six. hanks trading here for the last quarter of 1921 are now available, and generally they indicate ft satisfactory financial position. There is a reduction in deposits and an increase in advances as compared with the September quarter, hut this is only the usual seasonal movement, and is not Heavier than usual. As compared " iv-h a year ago. however, deposits exhibit a Mur increase, and advances show a mode-

rate contraelioii, an improvement in the relation of the two of £2,139,261 in the year. This shows that our exports have kept ahead of our imports and is a very satisfactory improvement in conditions. motor numbers. DUNEDIN. January 10. The new system of numbering motor vehicles was very adversely eomnientod on by Mr Auscll, president of the Otago Motor Club, who partieulary eritiesod as absurd the proviso for the annual change ol number plates, whieli lie stated, meant the inlying away £15.000 annually. The tail that this practice was followed in America could not tic said to satisfy the New Zealand motorists. MOTOR COLLIER >N. •CHRISTCHURCH, January 13'. A collision occurred at the intersection of Riecarton Bond, and StravonRoad last evening between an Mala ear. driven hv Mr 11. 11. Cook, and a car driven by Mr I. Mohock. Mr -Conk was coming down Rieenfton Bond toward- the city. and "hen Him- t on the tnterwti--.il J Siravca Bold saw .Mr Mnhork approaching I coin Slrau-n Road. In an endeavour 1,1 avoid a collision. Mr Cook swerved towards Ktraveii Road, bitting Mr Muleoek’s far on the running hoard. The force of the collision was so severe that MV Cook’s car was swung around, and came to a stop facing the ilirection it hud come 1 rum. The front portion of Afr Cook’s car was badly damaged, but Mr Mulcoek’s motor escaped with a damaged run-ning-board. A lornl explosion was caused by llm tyre on one of the ears bursting.

MAW IM.AHG RANTS. AA'ELLINGTON. January 10. The Iniidigratin Department lias ]i;i l l a- busy nnmt.'i and lines further heavy immigration shortly. The I lororntn has been specially t■ 1 1 ,irtciel for the (Diivw.ini c of assisted immi*sr*ints owing to the largo number ponilHg to Now Zealand. The vessel will leave Sant ha mpton oil Ahindnv for Au-Ulan.l with 70(1 passengers. The r.inie left Koiilhaml ton on Friday foi- AA'elliiiglim. The Remnera and Arawa will leave later in the month for Wellington. These four heats are bunging a total of 1700 immigrants. A LUCKY ESCAPE. WESTPORT, January If!. Two men and three hoys in a vnolil were fishing four miles off Westport, when it eapsir.ed. They hung on to the ii] turned hunt for half an hour when they were rescued bv a fisherman in a launeli. KIRK- AT NEAV BRIGHTON. CHRISTCHURCH. January 12. A lire was discovered in ‘'Wonderland,” a place' of amusement on the beach at New Brighten, at 12.39 this morning. The New Brighton Brigade responded to the alarm and extinguished the outbreak with the first-aid outfit. A limit half ol the erection was gutted. “Wonderland” 's owned by the New Brighton Borough Council. The building contained cleft rival machinery valued at £7OO. Tt is estimated that the damage will amount to under £IOO. A silver cornet, valued at COO, the property of Mr Harry Wilson was saved.

INFANTILE l’A R AT.YSIS. WEI.LTXTOX. dan. 12. Twenty now eases of infantile paralysis were reported in Wellington last week, making 77 to date, since the outbreak in the first week in Deoember last. There were six new cases yesterday. AUCKLAND. Jan. 11. Three eases of infantile paralysis have been reported this week, one each from Warkworh. llamiltun. and AAaitekaura. The previous ease from St. Hflier’s ended fatally. WOM KN'S ATI I f.KTICS. WELLINGTON. January 12. The vexed question of women’s athletics was again before the Council of the X.Z.A.A.A. to-night, when a motion that a 100 yards' women’s race he put on the X.Z. championship programme. hut not to count for the championship points, was rejected. The voting was as follows: Ayes: Taylor (Otago); Guy (Canterbury): Lusk and Thompson (Welti ngton).

Noes; McKay den (West Coast); Wilson (Canterbury); Davies < Auckland) ; Connop (West Coast); Taylor (proxy for Otago). Mr Taylor then moved that, for consistencys’ sake, the Council should bar women’s events being held by any centre or club affiliated to the Council, hut the Chairman required notice of motion.